Flannel and Fleece Winter Slipper Boots
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Winter can be bitterly cold in the northeast.
Last night and today is one of these times.
After snow and ice, it is sub-freezing.
It was -2 degrees Fahrenheit when I woke up this morning.
That is -18 degrees Celsius for my international friends.
Today we are chipping ice off the steps and walks.
We keep the temperature low in the mid to upper 60s F in the daytime
and turn it down to 62 degrees at night.
Our feet can feel very chilled.
Most of our floors are wood or laminate and many
socks and fabric bottomed slippers can slip
and potentially cause falls,
So when I decided to make warm flannel and fleece boots for indoor wear
I needed to get creative.
I started with this
and made it better ...
by adding no- slip soles!
For the batting layer I used
Fusible Fleece
and pressed it to the faux fur fleece for stabilizing this stretchy fabric.
The pattern directions were ... um ... okay.
In other words, I had one night of seam ripping on the first boot where I almost
tossed the project and sewed an easy flannel quilt instead.
Here are my lessons learned:
When the pattern says sew from "Mark 1"
to the "Center Back" seam ...
... it means sew the top seam,
leaving the bottom open.
Then sew the upper curved seam of the outer fabrics,
right sides together on the top of the foot
from Mark 2 to Mark 1.
Then sew the top of the foot lining fabrics,
right sides together,
from Mark 2 to Mark 1
The bottom seam will be open
to sew to the completed sole units
Here is how I made the no-slip soles:
I cut three pieces for each sole,
1) flannel (this will be the inside layer
to be soft for the foot.
2) Soft and Stable White Stabilizer By Annie
3) the no-slip sole ...
for this purpose I cut the outer sole pieces from
This shelf liner material
It is the same stuff I used in my very popular
The heavy duty built in walking foot on my Janome
has no issues stitching this rubbery synthetic shelf liner
or these three layers together 1/8" around the edge.
To sew the top to the soles,
place the flannel right side to the no slip sole side
and, starting at the heel,
sew around the edge with a 1/4" seam
easing around the curves.
I did not pin or clip;
I just held the layers together as I sewed.
You may want to pin if you are not experienced
with sewing curved seams.
I hope you have enjoyed this project.
My hubby really liked this one.
Just as I was finishing the second boot,
he came into the sewing room and took one look
and asked me to make him some.
I am going to have to figure out how to enlarge the pattern soon.
These will make good gifts.
Be sure to visit all the wonderful stops today!
